Certainly Job’s sickness wasn’t! Yet his friends did insist that if he would only stop his wickedness, all his fortunes would be restored, but God said they did not speak what was right about him. And Lazarus was sick, and Mary and Martha asked Jesus to come and heal him, and Jesus waited, and Lazarus, […]
1 Corinthians 11:10 For this reason, and because of the angels, the woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head. Now if Paul had written “have eggs for breakfast because of the devil,” I would be careful to stock up on eggs, and eat them dutifully every morning. Even if I didn’t […]
How can we tell if a spirit is from God, how can we discern false prophets? It’s not always easy, as indicated by Jeremiah thinking some false prophets were real ones! Jer. 14:13-14 But I said, “Ah, Sovereign Lord, the prophets keep telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine. Indeed, I […]
I have appreciated Charles Finney’s writings, yet after a question was raised with regard to an article, I went checking further: “The Christian, therefore, is justified no longer than he obeys, and must be condemned when he disobeys or Antinomianism is true … In these respects, then, the sinning Christian and the unconverted sinner are […]
First, it may be helpful to ask if the apostles, if Jesus, could heal anyone at will… Luke 5:17 And the power of the Lord was present for him to heal the sick. This would imply that sometimes the power of the Lord was not present to heal. Now faith is not invariably required, either, […]
What about someone who is sincerely seeking God, and yet has never heard of Christ? 1 Cor. 1:21 “For when in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.” Though this seems to say that people only come to […]
The Sabbath was part of the ceremonial law, and the ceremonial law is a shadow of a reality to come. When the foreshadowed reality comes, then the ceremony is not necessary any more. There was ceremonial law, moral law, and civil law in the Old Testament: “‘Thou shalt not covet’ is a moral precept; ‘Thou […]
If the Mosaic civil law was to be binding in NT times, why wasn’t Paul taken out and stoned when he converted? Or if he didn’t kill anyone, why was he not at least beaten, “eye for eye, wound for wound…” If the civil authorities don’t carry out a law, Jewish people in that day […]
Proverbs 20:30 Blows and wounds cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the inmost being. EZE 14:23 “Then they will comfort you when you see their conduct and actions, for you will know that I have not done in vain whatever I did to it,” declares the Lord God. (NASB, UNASB, YLT) Now this is the […]
What does it mean to sin against the Holy Spirit? Here are some verses which may be pertinent: EX 23:20-21 “See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. Pay attention to him and listen to what he says. […]